My Favorites of 2010

The last day of 2010 is upon us; that means I have ahead of me the very difficult task of choosing my favorite books for the year. I’ve seen others’ lists going up since at least late November, but I hesitated, because for me that next gem could always be around the corner. I didn’t want to post my list before the year was nearly up. And while I may finish another book before midnight tonight, I doubt it will be as worthy as the ones that follow. I’ve chosen ten fiction and five non-fiction, which I think works for the proportions I read them in. There is no way I could whittle the fiction list down to five!

I wholeheartedly recommend each and every one of these books to you; they are simply incredible each in their own way.

In terms of statistics, I read:

253 books in total by 198 different authors

89,895 pages (may be inaccurate – some were ebooks)

101 books for review, 98 books of my own, and 54 library books

43 non-fiction books (17%)

170 books by women (67%)

19 were ebooks (7.5%)

The authors I read the most by this year were Anchee Min and Ilona Andrews with 5 books each.

Overall, I think it’s been a good year. I aimed to read deliberately and for the most part, I feel I truly did. Tomorrow, I’ll be back with a few of my goals for 2011. I’ll still be reading deliberately, I can tell you that.

19 comments to My Favorites of 2010

I’ve read a lot of Bill Bryson, but I haven’t read that one yet for some reason…and I work in a library and we have it, so I have no excuse. One of my goals for the new year is to read more non-fiction books than I did this year, which was abysmal.unfinishedperson´s last post …My Best of 2010 in Books

Your reviews have inspired me to try some very different genres this year, and I have enjoyed reading about all the things you were excited about, and also the things that you weren’t so excited about! I bunch of the books that ended up on your list are books that I hope to read in the new year, and I am really looking forward to some of them!! Happy New Year to you!!zibilee´s last post …Top 5 Reads of 2010

Wow, 253 books! That’s fabulous Good work. I am glad you enjoyed I Shall Wear Midnight. While I enjoy Tiffany Aching, I didn’t love Wintersmith, so I am hoping I like the midnight book more. I also adored The Sparrow and hope to read its sequel.Aarti´s last post …2010- The Year in Review

You had a great year! I just ordered Monsters of Men, but still haven’t read book 2 – must get on that! And so happy to see The Sparrow on your list – I love that book. Brooklyn is one of my must-reads for 2011.Carrie K.´s last post …First lines of 2010

253 books? You are blowing my socks off! A lot of these books are intriguing me if I don’t already have them on my wishlist. I loved seeing your stats too. I wish you mush reading happiness in 2011!Amused´s last post …Looking Back and Forward

I absolutely ADORE Terry Pratchett, but I have yet to read his Tiffany Aching books yet! I need to fix that, especially because the last one just came out this year (right?).Anastasia´s last post …The End of the Year Post- Part 1- Totals

253 books is amazing! I just finished Mistress of the Art of Death on 1/1. I really enjoyed it as well. I am thinking I will have to pick up the second book in the series.Stephanie´s last post …The Sunday Salon- 1-2-2011

So glad to see that you have Mistress of the Art of Death on your favorites list! It’s sitting on my shelves, begging me to pick it up and read it!Coffee and a Book Chick´s last post …Ahhhthe Nook Color

I read 48 books last year, nothing compared to your amount, but for me that was pretty good and I am proud of the fact that I managed to review all of the books I read as well as some fantastic adaptations.

I’m a big fan of Terry Pratchett I will certainly be adding The Tiffany Aching quartet to my tbr, thank you.jessicabookworm´s last post …Challenges 2011